We have a busy week planned for Digital Spy's Gaming section as we report live from Cologne in Germany for this year's gamescom expo, the European equivalent of E3.

Kicking off proceedings later today are press events from publishers Electronic Arts and Sony, followed by an early start on Wednesday morning for NCsoft, which you can follow live through live blogs at the following times:

You can also expect news stories and previews throughout the week and beyond, including Kinect's Christmas lineup, hands-on impressions of the PlayStation Vita, first looks at Borderlands 2 and DOTA 2 and much, much more.

You can keep up to date through our special gamescom 2011 page for the latest updates, as well as our Twitter account @DS_Gaming for impressions and updates from the show floor.